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GRA employee arrested for discharging firearm rounds indiscriminately

A 35-year-old enforcement officer attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is now in police custody after he was caught red handed by police,...

Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes off Bangladesh coast

(CNN) At least 23 Rohingya refugees died when the boat they were fleeing in capsized in the Bay of Bengal, the UN's migration agency announced...

Region Two gets long awaited psychologist

-Intends to work with major stakeholders in fighting suicide  By: Indrawattie Natram Region Two Chairman Devanand Ramdatt has announced that the Pomeroon- Supenaam Region now has...

Japanese music instructor completes volunteer programme

A closing ceremony was held on Thursday in honour of the completion of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) instructor Yuko Aoki’s six-month volunteering tenure...

C’bean health ministers agree on new agenda to attain universal health by 2030

(CMC) Health Ministers from the Caribbean and other countries have agreed on a new health agenda to combat diseases and attain universal health by...

Over 100 evacuated from Dominica by Barbados

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Coast Guard has evacuated over 100 persons from Dominica to date, and it is anticipated that its disaster relief operations would...

Guyana-Japan celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations

Guyana and Japan have had strong diplomatic ties for some five decades now. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who is performing the functions of the...

Region 1 teen jailed for stealing $187,000 in food, cosmetics

David Emanuel, 17, of the North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini), was slapped with a six-month jail term by Magistrate Judy Latchman when he...

Dynamic’s last flight to Guyana on Oct 2

-300 employees at various ports have already been given letters of dismissal Although local representative of Dynamic International Airways, Captain Gerry Gouveia is of the...

‘Abused tax exemptions’ might be replaced with tax credit- GRA Head

The days of tax exemptions may be winding down, with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) revealing that it is considering radical cut backs on...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...